Twitter Unveils Plans for Country-Specific Censorship

Twitter appears to have stepped in a minefield today, announciung its development of the ability to censor posts on a country by country basis, and saying that they intend to use it to censor posts which “might break local laws.”

The announcement was immediately and loudly condemned by a number of anti-censorship and information freedom groups, with early calls for a boycott. Twitter defended the move, saying that some countries have “different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression.”

More of American Führerprinzip……… As I type a small pop-up appears askin if I wanna share. I have already concluded facebook is C)(I)(A…… and who KNOWS how many ways we are spied on, now that the law has been relegated to the dustbin of history……… here in America…

I wonder which side of the line the US is on now? Is the people's concept of "freedom of expression" (as defined in the Constitution) the same as how our government looks at it? Or is this another instance of "we're doing it for your own good"…

I don't tweet nor twitter but I can see the contours of information control when it shows up.